Rail Trek, Volume 2, The Midwest (Best of the 1960s & ’70s)
Original price was: $24.95.$21.45Current price is: $21.45.Amtrak’s debut, South Shore, Rock Island, fantastic Joliet action, and several rare short lines are all featured.
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Amtrak’s debut, South Shore, Rock Island, fantastic Joliet action, and several rare short lines are all featured.
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The small town of Odin, 66 miles east of St. Louis, retains its old time railroad flavor.
Small town railroad crossings that haven’t lost their trains or tracks to the mega-merger movement of today, often have a unique character.
Norfolk Southern crosses the double-track Illinois Central’s Chicago to Memphis line, at the famous and busy diamond at Tolono, Illinois.
16mm footage of Chicago and Milwaukee areas in the late 1930s to the 1940s.
Thrilling action high speed chase action! Steam from many 1950s railroads, and a couple of traction lines too!
In 1988 Illinois Central Gulf dropped the “Gulf” and began a concerted effort to repaint locomotives into what railfans dubbed the “Death Star” scheme. There wasn’t much else on the Mainline of Mid-America by the mid-90s. The new IC was sleek, efficient and profitable – just not as colorful.
Visit the southern half of the Illinois Central Railroad as it existed in 1996 for an eye-opening tour of discovery. The secrets of the IC unfold as our travels take you from Fulton, Kentucky to New Orleans.
Explore the exciting northern half of the Illinois Central Railroad from the Chicago area to Fulton, Kentucky. You’ll see locals, switch jobs, through-freights, and fast intermodal trains hard at work.
Respected rail photographer/filmographer Emery Gulash showcases – in 4.5 hours – action in and near the Chicago area from the early ’50s.
IC steam from 1950 to 1960 plus ex-NKP 2-8-4 765 on the P&L in 1992.
The best selling series continues with new footage from Ohio Indiana and Illinois.
On June 2nd, 1999, George Redmond made a day trip with two friends to the Metra LaGrange Road station in Bolingbrook, IL.
Join George Redmond in a look at 24 hours of railroad action in his hometown of Centralia, Illinois.
Watch our fallen flag haul freight from bustling Chicago through the great fields of there midwest.
37 years of The Illinois Central. 2 disc set!
Action railroading from the 1960s around Chicago’s south side. Railroads featured are: * Wabash * Rock Island * Illinois Central * Santa Fe * Grand Trunk * B&O * Chicago & Northwestern * Pennsy * and C&O Great passenger train sequences on most roads! Steam excursions: (Run-bys and onboard) Grand Trunk Western #6218 in winter…
The Illinois Central existed for nearly a century and a half and this program covers the last sixty years from 1938 to the winter of 1998-99, the independent I.C.’s last.
Green Frog revisits the former Illinois Central Mainline of Mid-America.
Steam, steam and more steam! Burlington 4-8-4’s and 2-8-2’s, Chicago and Northwestern 4-6-2’s mainly around Chicago, Grand Trunk Western 4-6-2’s, 2-8-2’s, and 4-8-4’s. Includes a nice 3 steam engine meet at Durand. Illinois Central is included with a parade of 2-10-2’s and 4-8-2’s on mainline freight trains plus a switcher. One of the longer segments…
The Main Line of Mid America from the 1940’s to the 1960’s.
Journey back in time with George Redmond, to the 1980s and 1990s. It was an exciting time in American railroading. This show covers hot spots in 4 states with 8 railroads.
The Midwest means nonstop action with plenty of variety. In this 3 disc set, you will see mainline, shortline and regional railroad action from all over the Midwest. 3 discs, 1 case.
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